More workers are embracing ‘microshifting’ |
| More workers are embracing “microshifting,” or managing their time in short, productive bursts, with intentional breaks for family time or personal replenishment to prioritise work-life balance. Anita Williams Woolley, associate dean of research and professor of organisational behaviour at Carnegie Mellon University, says microshifting is more likely to be prevalent in sectors where flexible work arrangements are already common, such as IT, financial services, and professional and technical services, and less so among those who work at restaurants or retailers. “Accommodating the changing needs and preferences of employees in a high-turnover industry is a complex optimisation problem that has been challenging, even for sophisticated software to solve,” Williams Woolley says. |
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